I like Philip K. Dick so....

[fractionMan]

I think you might be thinking of Neal Stephenson

 

[dannyb]

j g ballard anyone?

good first p k dick read - 'a scanner darkly' one of the top drug books ever imo...

 

[brahaminda]

j g ballard anyone?

good first p k dick read - 'a scanner darkly' one of the top drug books ever imo...

Has the film of that come out yet?

 

[dannyb]

don't think so - is it the director of slackers doin it? bet they manage to turn it into a complete pile of cack...

 

[brahaminda]

Yeah (Cant remember the name of the guy)
I'm in two minds about it (see what i did there? )
Apparently it cuts between animation and real life for bob archer and the other one (Cant remeber the name)
However it has the king of plank, Keanu, in it.
I'm sure it was meant to be out ages ago, which doesn't bode too well.
Off to IMdB to have a recce

 

[brahaminda]

Well this looks cool as fuck:

Might turn out ok.(or even fucking ace. Robert Downey Jrs in it)
Linklaters a pretty good director, and all Keeyanoos gotta do is wander around looking all confused...

 

[41132n]

I recommend you have a look at Alfred Bester's novels " The Demolished Man" and "The Stars My Destination" , which I thoroughly enjoyed.

I am ploughing through the Gollancz "Masterworks" series - you may wish to check out Orion publications for the full list. [ www.orionbooks.com ]

I am also a big fan of Ursula Le Guin , who has a couple in that series. The Earthsea Quartet is fantasy rather than fiction but is another recommendation.

Oh yeah Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg.....

H P Lovecraft..... [ Cthulu mythos ]

Richard Matheson " I am Legend " is my favourite !